Schools With the Highest Number of Federal Clerkships

Every year thousands of students apply for federal clerkship positions with some of the nation’s top judges. If you are thinking of going to law school and looking to obtain one of these coveted positions, then the below table is just for you. Below is a listing of schools, with the number of graduates that obtained Federal Clerkship Positions.

School Name

# of Graduates

# of Students With Clerkships

% Graduates with Clerkships

YALE UNIVERSITY

213

72

338

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

195

51

262

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

589

115

195

VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

367

58

158

CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF

196

29

148

CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, UNIVERSITY OF

110

14

127

CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY, UNIVERSITY OF

278

31

112

PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF

246

26

106

MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF

354

37

105

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

185

19

103

DUKE UNIVERSITY

208

20

96

TEXAS AT AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF

354

30

85

NOTRE DAME, UNIVERSITY OF

179

15

84

ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF

144

12

83

IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF

146

12

82

KENTUCKY, UNIVERSITY OF

127

10

79

MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF

82

6

73

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

288

21

73

GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF

191

12

63

WILLIAM AND MARY LAW SCHOOL

178

11

62

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

228

13

57

MISSISSIPPI, UNIVERSITY OF

141

8

57

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

413

23

56

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

485

27

56

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

108

6

56

MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF

244

13

53

NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF

232

12

52

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

253

13

51

TULANE UNIVERSITY

241

12

50

SOUTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF

61

3

49

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

125

6

48

CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF

335

16

48

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF

213

10

47

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

174

8

46

ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF

181

8

44

RICHMOND, UNIVERSITY OF

159

7

44

MERCER UNIVERSITY

115

5

43

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

464

19

41

EMORY UNIVERSITY

308

12

39

ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF

130

5

38

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

130

5

38

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

183

7

38

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

211

8

38

COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF

159

6

38

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

678

25

37

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL

336

12

36

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

197

7

36

INDIANA UNIVERSITY - BLOOMINGTON

198

7

35

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

465

16

34

MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF

271

9

33

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

152

5

33

BOSTON COLLEGE

247

8

32

SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF

247

8

32

IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF

93

3

32

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

252

8

32

UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF

126

4

32

WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF

191

6

31

TENNESSEE, UNIVERSITY OF

128

4

31

MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF

130

4

31

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA - LAS VEGAS

131

4

31

TOLEDO, UNIVERSITY OF

105

3

29

ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF

144

4

28

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

112

3

27

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

187

5

27

FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF

303

8

26

CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF

152

4

26

MAINE, UNIVERSITY OF

77

2

26

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

116

3

26

WIDENER-COMMONWEALTH

78

2

26

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

199

5

25

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

239

6

25

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-NEW ORLEANS

200

5

25

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

121

3

25

SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF

203

5

25

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES

366

9

25

NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF

125

3

24

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

167

4

24

LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF

128

3

23

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

176

4

23

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

133

3

23

KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF

135

3

22

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY

248

5

20

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

410

8

20

MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY OF

108

2

19

CINCINNATI, UNIVERSITY OF

109

2

18

PENNSYLVANIA STATE - DICKINSON LAW

57

1

18

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

229

4

17

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

291

5

17

REGENT UNIVERSITY

118

2

17

MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF

417

7

17

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL OF UNION UNIVERSITY

183

3

16

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

61

1

16

CALIFORNIA-HASTINGS, UNIVERSITY OF

308

5

16

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

189

3

16

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

128

2

16

PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF

196

3

15

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO-SUNY

199

3

15

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

135

2

15

DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF

279

4

14

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

213

3

14

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

144

2

14

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY

145

2

14

WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF

73

1

14

JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL

381

5

13

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

229

3

13

ELON UNIVERSITY

77

1

13

NORTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF

79

1

13

WIDENER UNIVERSITY-DELAWARE

170

2

12

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL

352

4

11

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

267

3

11

STETSON UNIVERSITY

276

3

11

DAYTON, UNIVERSITY OF

93

1

11

TULSA, UNIVERSITY OF

94

1

11

FAULKNER UNIVERSITY

95

1

11

PENNSYLVANIA STATE - PENN STATE LAW

98

1

10

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

301

3

10

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

101

1

10

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

208

2

10

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

109

1

9

WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF

219

2

9

HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY OF

220

2

9

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

111

1

9

CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW

224

2

9

NEW MEXICO, UNIVERSITY OF

112

1

9

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY

113

1

9

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

117

1

9

THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW

241

2

8

CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW

362

3

8

OREGON, UNIVERSITY OF

124

1

8

ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK, UNIVERSITY OF

126

1

8

INDIANA UNIVERSITY - INDIANAPOLIS

257

2

8

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY

131

1

8

CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW

133

1

8

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

399

3

8

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY

134

1

7

ST. THOMAS, UNIVERSITY OF (MINNESOTA)

138

1

7

MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, UNIVERSITY OF

141

1

7

AKRON, UNIVERSITY OF

142

1

7

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY

147

1

7

PACE UNIVERSITY

147

1

7

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

147

1

7

OKLAHOMA, UNIVERSITY OF

155

1

6

VERMONT LAW SCHOOL

162

1

6

ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY (FLORIDA)

165

1

6

ARIZONA SUMMIT LAW SCHOOL

334

2

6

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW

350

2

6

CALIFORNIA-DAVIS, UNIVERSITY OF

185

1

5

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

194

1

5

LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE

201

1

5

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

202

1

5

ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY

216

1

5

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

227

1

4

WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW

230

1

4

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-CHICAGO

261

1

4

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL

311

1

3

NEW ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON

334

1

3

MITCHELL|HAMLINE

340

1

3

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

464

1

2

APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW

60

0

0

ATLANTA'S JOHN MARSHALL LAW SHOOL

116

0

0

AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW

86

0

0

BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF

267

0

0

BARRY UNIVERSITY

232

0

0

BELMONT UNIVERSITY

88

0

0

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY

148

0

0

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

142

0

0

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

132

0

0

CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW

456

0

0

CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW-IIT

277

0

0

CONCORDIA LAW SCHOOL

12

0

0

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

257

0

0

DETROIT MERCY, UNIVERSITY OF

144

0

0

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

68

0

0

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

145

0

0

FLORIDA COASTAL SCHOOL OF LAW

402

0

0

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

147

0

0

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY

158

0

0

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY

121

0

0

HAMLINE UNIVERSITY

110

0

0

HAWAII, UNIVERSITY OF

112

0

0

INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

198

0

0

LINCOLN MEMORIAL

25

0

0

MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW

228

0

0

NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY OF

70

0

0

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

171

0

0

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

141

0

0

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

286

0

0

OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY

63

0

0

PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF P.R.

199

0

0

PUERTO RICO, UNIVERSITY OF

164

0

0

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

130

0

0

SAN FRANCISCO, UNIVERSITY OF

166

0

0

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

219

0

0

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE

99

0

0

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

194

0

0

THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL

688

0

0

TOURO COLLEGE

187

0

0

UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE

39

0

0

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH

58

0

0

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

138

0

0

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY

120

0

0

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY

90

0

0

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF LAW

110

0

0

WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL

141

0

0

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY

103

0

0

For further reading, or if you are interested in obtaining one of these positions, Debra Strauss, Associate Professor of Business Law at Fairfield University, has written a series of comprehensive articles on the subject on maximizing your chances.